Podcasts

=Podcast= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A **podcast** (or non-[|streamed] [|webcast]) is a series of [|digital media] [|files] (either [|audio] or [|video]) that are released episodically and often [|downloaded] through [|web syndication]. The word usurped [|webcast] in common vernacular, due to rising popularity of the [|iPod] and the innovation of [|web feeds]. The mode of delivery differentiates podcasting from other means of accessing media files over the [|Internet], such as direct download, or [|streamed] [|webcasting]. A list of all the audio or video files currently associated with a given series is maintained centrally on the distributor's [|server] as a [|web feed], and the listener or viewer employs special [|client] [|application] [|software] known as a //[|podcatcher]// that can access this web feed, check it for updates, and download any new files in the series. This process can be automated so that new files are downloaded automatically. Files are stored locally on the user's [|computer] or other device ready for [|offline] use, giving simple and convenient access to episodic content.[|[1]][|[2]] Commonly used audio file formats are [|Ogg Vorbis] and [|MP3]. Academics at the Community, Journalism & Communication Research group at the [|University of Texas at Austin] in the USA are proposing a four-part definition of a podcast: A podcast is a digital audio or video file that is episodic; downloadable; programme-driven, mainly with a host and/or theme; and convenient, usually via an automated feed with computer software.[|[3]]

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=**Podcast Tips**= From Apple, home of iTunes

Tips for Podcast Fans

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=**Useful Podcast Resources**= From the participants of the workshop's recommendations and from related materials and programs.
 * Radiolab Podcasts audio essays on the nature of thinking and perception
 * [|NPR Podcast Directory] a vast array of publicly supported radio resources
 * [|This I Believe | A public dialogue about belief — one essay at a time]
 * Apple - iTunes U - Learn anything, anywhere, anytimecollege level classes, audio, video and text. All free!
 * Introduction to Algebra remedial math video podcast from Florida State College @ Jacksonville
 * Intermediate Algebra video podcast from Florida State College @ Jacksonville
 * College Algebra video podcast from Florida State College @ Jacksonville